Ranked #334 in Retail (up 3 from last month). 

Friendly people. I mean except the guy who takes your money at the door that guy has like no personality and honestly he's got to be tough to scan through bullshitters. So I don't expect him to be friendly and overall it was a nice experience. I'm not really into strip clubs but my brother is and it makes him happy to go to this place.

I'm not going to name the girl that I think is the most beautiful in there and dance is the best but she's awesome. I think it's really beautiful that women can be empowered and stripping is a way for them to do that because they can show off their beautiful bodies while making money doing it. I mean that's just capitalism at its core isn't it?

The drinks aren't badly priced either I was surprised about that they actually are pretty good if you know what you're getting but don't expect the bartender to know how to make cocktails.. just get something straight on the rocks and be happy unless you like beer.

I didn't meet the owner and I don't expect him to be Tony Soprano but I think he or she is running a good clean club and the girls there seem like they're treated well. Also I got a lap dance from the girl that I really like there and hopefully made her night better. I'd say she made my night really well but I'm such a pleaser I really just wanted to make her feel good and I think I did!

Is there anything I would change about this place? Well certainly the bad reviews aren't justified and I'm a very picky consumer in America and globally. I would say the chairs definitely are the only downfall to this club I'm used to sitting in a nice desktop chair built for gaming and work so sitting in the chairs at this club hurt my neck. I don't expect them to replace their chairs just because my body isn't used to the shape of those chairs.. well I'm getting at is if the only complaint I have is the chairs then obviously this is a bomb club.

Thanks for the nice experience not something I would do regularly.. but if I can see that girl that I like I would definitely come back another time.

Experience and the ladies there are beautiful and make you feel at home. But as far as management especially the guy who oversees taking money for dances is a very shady individual and it is pretty blatant dude is stealing money from the dancers making it seem like the customers are tipping the ladies but he is the one pocketing the tip. Management needs to really look into this smuck! Juniper was a great time and enjoyed my time with her but the interaction with management was a joke!

(24 September 2022)
I want to say something briefly about any hostile review written by a man about a strip club.

A hostile review of a strip club by a man is a red flag.

That is entitlement. That’s how it looks. Now don’t forget.

Would anyone like to know what kind of harassments these women have to endure just to do this job?

Is your complaint that the cover charge is too much?…that’s funny…would you like to know how much the cover charge is for strippers?

Were you aware that strippers have to pay to work?

Literally: “house”, “dues”, “stage fee”— It has many names and it is an industry standard and necessary business process. And the grim reality for strippers is this: if they don’t make any money they pay their employer for working that night. Think about that next time you complain about the cover.

Enough about money.

Let’s talk power.

Has anyone thought about what it would be like to be spotlit on a stage and completely naked—which means completely vulnerable—while men, individuals and in groups, sit at an uncomfortable distance where you know they’re looking at you but they’re far enough away that you can’t make out any of their features, they are unrecognizable even if you knew them…this is a power imbalance that is the “cost of doing business” at a strip club.

But I said imbalance.
So, who has the power?
Does the audience, or the dancer?

How could she have it?
She’s seven kinds of vulnerable:
alone,
exposed,
inverted,
outnumbered,
naked,
supplicated,
and targeted.

AND—she has the power.

This is not only a dichotomy, it’s a paradox. If you think this is intuitive, you’re wrong.  Being surrounded by beautiful forms that are all, at once, a fusion of both power and vulnerability is an absolute privilege.

But If you can’t empathize with the literally traumatizing challenges that come with doing this job, I imagine you’re willfully trying not to.

Because culturally, we all at least understand shared values that teach us to protect women, to treat them with deference and respect…so it’s curious to me how that is not only absent, but aggressively thrown away if the women that we are talking about happen to be occupationally identified as “strippers”.

I’m done.

(22 August 2022)

Home away from home.

Management is always super cool. Be respectful. If you’re getting yelled at, you’ve done something wrong. Correct yourself, apologize, and keep tipping…

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The dancers were sweet and attentive. Atmosphere was casual and comfortable.

Cost of admission ($22 cash, $30 on card)

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• coffee is well above average given the context

• Men—be respectful, please. Every one of these girls deserves at least that from us all.

• Buy them drinks! So look: private dances can be intimidating to ask for, and to perform and receive. But there is an alternative: you can buy them a drink. Price is $10-$20; they get to be still and relax; they get to hydrate; best of all for you: you get to talk to them*! Best of all for them: the money you spend on drinks reduces the amount they have to pay out. This, they will appreciate.

*I know private dances are the gold standard, but I’ve always preferred the look of silver, so I find buying drinks way more satisfying.

I’ve gone a handful of times now, and I did VIP every visit, with someone different every time. A couple were terrible, a couple mediocre, a couple fantastic. You’re pretty much rolling the dice. And it’s a lot of money you’re betting. I’m not going to go anymore at this point. I just can’t trust it to be worth it, but this isn’t some scathing, never go there, review. You might have a great time. Or you might not. It’s kind of up in the air.
Funny enough, my very worst, and very best experiences happened on my last visit.

10/10 experience. All the girls are friendly and the staff wasn't like what the other reviews say they are. The dancers are pretty, not one girl disappointed.

Dream Girls at Rick's